To apply, save the application form to your computer. Fill out the form using Adobe Acrobat Pro. (Acrobat Pro may be downloaded for free from IUWare.) Choose "Save as" and rename your completed form as Your_Lastname_firstname_2015.pdf (Example: Wyss_kathy_2015.pdf). Mac users: Please take the extra step of opening your completed form in Preview, select "print," and then use the "Save as PDF" option to resave the form.

Email Kathy Wyss by February 2, 2015, if you plan to apply for a scholarship(s) and tell her who your faculty recommender will be. A separate secure Oncourse project drop box will be created for you and each of your recommenders. Each of you will receive an email containing a link to your drop box so that your materials (completed application packet for the student, letter of recommendation for the faculty member) can be uploaded. For a demonstration of adding materials to your drop box, view this short instructional video.

Recipients of this award will be recognized at a departmental ceremony held on Friday, May 1, 2015, at 3:30 p.m.

Fox Glen Research & Education Fund Award

This scholarship was established with the support of John Sinclair to encourage effective undergraduate participation in research. This award is based on scientific merit and is unrelated to need and GPA.

Eligible:

Undergraduates with a declared major from the IUB Department of Biology who are engaged in undergraduate research through Biology L490 or its equivalent.

Criteria:

At least 1 previous semester of L490 or its equivalent. Applicant must submit a research paper (written by the applicant) in the form of a publishable manuscript. (Paper must define a hypothesis; describe why this is important; propose an experimental test of the hypothesis; carry out the experiment and interpret the results and impact of the evaluation of the hypothesis; and finally, propose future work.)

Award:

$500

Special Application Materials:

Submit all materials listed on the application instructions plus a copy of the research paper.

A letter of support must be submitted separately by the faculty member who is the student’s research mentor. The letter of recommendation must describe the student’s contribution to the research paper (including the percentage of the research that the student contributed).